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Jakob Gašperin Wischhoff

Dr. Jakob Gašperin Wischhoff is a Senior Editor at Verfassungsblog and a Lecturer at Humboldt University of Berlin (HUWISU, European Constitutional Law). He also leads the FOCUS research project, which examines the role of the EU Charter and the protection of European fundamental rights.
POSTS BY Jakob Gašperin Wischhoff
30 October 2024

The EU Charter’s Odyssey

Since its inception, the Union has grown into a tremendously powerful political actor through ever-increasing legal harmonization. This development has significantly marginalized the role of national apex courts – the lighthouses of democracy. Moreover, the globally observed trajectory of authoritarian forces is shaking EU's roots and questioning the vision of a lasting European polity. To fend off all these challenges, the Union should be centred around the hard-won humanistic freedoms and common values defined in the Charter, serving as a basis for common identification and a canvas to project shared visions of a political entity. Continue reading >>
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06 January 2020

When Violations of International and EU Law Overlap

On 11 December 2019, Advocate General Pikamäe issued his Opinion rejecting jurisdiction of the ECJ in an infringement procedure between Slovenia and Croatia (C-457/18). The case raises the question whether the ECJ may engage with asserted violations of EU law which result from Croatia’s non-recognition of the final and binding Arbitral Award determining the border dispute between both Members. The opinion of the Advocate General appears to be fuelled by political rather than legal considerations and the ECJ should not follow it in order to make clear that the EU is able to protect its autonomous legal system and that it stands on its foundational and common legal principles. Continue reading >>
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